Former state Rep. Bruce Wheeler (D), at Rep. Ruben Gallego’s (D-Phoenix) town hall meeting, announced to the crowd that he will enter the race to challenge two-term Rep. Martha McSally (R-Tucson). It’s an interesting venue for an announcement considering that attending an event in another member’s district in a city over 100 miles from the district’s main population anchor would suggest that no future constituent was in the room. In any event, Mr. Wheeler joins three other Democrats, all from the private sector, as District 2 congressional candidates.​--Jim Ellis